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Curio/Podcast:

Well-Rounded

The most perfectly spherical object ever observed by mankind is the electron. In a series of experiments led by physi...

Written by Alan Bellows • 13 Jul 2017 • Read/Listen →

Curio:

The Making of the Archetypal Englishman

Jonas Hanway (1712–1786) may be the most contradictory character ever involved in the formation of British culture. O...

Written by J. A. Macfarlane • 06 Jul 2017 • Read →

Curio:

Emphasis Mine

Many people have experienced the odd psychological sensation that results from repeating a word until it no longer se...

Written by Marisa Brook • 30 Jun 2017 • Read →

Long-Form/Podcast:

Fire and Dice

The story of a tragic hotel fire of Rube Goldberg proportions.

Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 13 Jun 2017 • Read/Listen →

Long-Form/Podcast:

The Reconstruction of Ulysses S. Grant

As a civilian, the beloved American Civil War general and two-term president failed at every attempt to make money. Except for one.

Written by Michael Durbin • 11 Apr 2017 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

Short of Giants

In the 17th Century there was a shortage of giants in Europe, and only one man was to blame. The giant-greedy Frederi...

Written by Brendan Mackie • 30 Mar 2017 • Read/Listen →

Curio:

The Lonely Tower

A single apartment sits at the top of an ancient tower in the middle of the Jordanian desert. The tower at Um er-Rasa...

Written by Jennifer Colton • 17 Mar 2017 • Read →

Long-Form/Podcast:

The Greatest Baroque Composer Never Known

A 300-year-old hunt for the unsung hero of Salzburg.

Written by Jennifer Lee Noonan • 07 Mar 2017 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

Fluid Identity

When a caterpillar enters the chrysalis stage, it is not merely sprouting wings to become a moth or butterfly. Enzyme...

Written by Alan Bellows • 23 Feb 2017 • Read/Listen →

Curio/Podcast:

Tastes on a Plane

Consumption of tomato juice is unusually popular on commercial airline flights. For example, German airline Lufthansa...

Written by Monica Traphagan • 12 Jan 2017 • Read/Listen →

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